Here are some coaching principles from a Seth Davis and Bill Russell presentation. Something all coaches should keep in mind.
1. Love the game: Watch it, learn it and love it. Don’t think you know it all.
2. Know your team: When making adjustments, make adjustments your team can make. Know your strengths and limitations so you can set your team up for success.
3. Make rules reasonable: Your authority is established through proof not command. I’ve always said: the best use of power is not having to use it. If you make a rule make sure the punishment is clear: Red would fine a player $10 for being late to practice. Yelling is not a punishment, it takes a rules offense to a personal and negative level that hurts the whole team.
4. Loyalty is paramount: “I only ever played for the Celtics and I never would play for another team—they were loyal to me, and I was loyal to them”
5. Negotiation is key: Everything between a player and a coach is a negotiation. When you want a player to do something you want—you have to give them what they want. Negotiating so everyone wins is the goal.
6. Craftsmanship: Know what you need to do to get this done.
7. Winning: When I do my job and you do your job—we all win.
8. Own your decisions: When you make a mistake, when you fail to lead by example, when you do something wrong: own your decision. Accept personal responsibility, apologize and move forward. Be a model of positive decision making and turning a negative decision into a positive.
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